Open AccessOutcome and incidence of periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures in TKA
Author(s) -
Somesh Singh,
Haresh P Bhalodiya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.121586
Subject(s) - periprosthetic , medicine , malunion , surgery , nonunion , internal fixation , incidence (geometry) , arthroplasty , femoral fracture , oxford knee score , femur , osteoarthritis , physics , optics , alternative medicine , pathology
Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are infrequent, but is a devastating complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and outcomes of periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures following TKA using nonoperative as well as open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) techniques.